Upcoming Auditions! (Times TWO!)

We’re thrilled to share audition information for two upcoming OLT productions — our Summer Showcase Stronger Together and our fall musical The Hello Girls. All details, dates, and signup links are included below.

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AUDITION NOTICE: STRONGER TOGETHER

Old Library Theatre is excited to announce auditions for our Summer Showcase: Stronger Together, directed by Carleigh Boyle with Stefanos Hunter as music director. Showcase performance will be on Saturday, August 1 at Preakness Reformed Church in Wayne, NJ. 

AUDITIONS

Monday, June 29, 7–10 PM

Auditions and rehearsals will be held in Wayne at Temple Beth Tikvah

950 Preakness Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470  

Click here for the audition form to sign up, upload your headshot and resume, view the rehearsal schedule, and provide your availability and conflicts. Video auditions accepted — use the link above and submit by midnight Sunday, June 28th.

WHAT TO BRING

• Please prepare roughly 32 bars of a song from a show that brought you into community theatre or an OLT show close to your heart. 

• Pianist provided - you are welcome to bring sheet music or a karaoke track.

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AUDITION NOTICE: THE HELLO GIRLS

Old Library Theatre is holding auditions for our fall production of:

THE HELLO GIRLS

Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills | Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel

Performances: October 16–25, 2026

Director: Laura Penney Shamir

Music Director: Christynn Morris

Choreographer: Melissa Mooney

Stage Manager: Madie Jones

Producer: Dave Toussas

AUDITIONS

Friday, July 31 6:30pm-9:30pm

Sunday, Aug 2 3:00pm-6:00pm

Callbacks (by invitation only): Monday, Aug 3 6:30pm

Auditions and rehearsals will be held in Wayne at Temple Beth Tikvah

950 Preakness Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470  

Click here for the audition form to sign up, upload your headshot and resume, view the full rehearsal schedule, and provide your availability and conflicts. Video auditions accepted — use the link above and submit by midnight Saturday, August 1st. Callbacks are in person only.

WHAT TO BRING

Prepare approximately 32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided.

ABOUT THE SHOW

The Hello Girls tells the true story of America’s first women soldiers — the bilingual telephone operators who served on the front lines in World War I. Fast-paced, actor-driven, and rich with harmony, the show celebrates courage, service, and sisterhood. You can find the cast recording on Spotify and YouTube.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

6–8 Women / 6 Men

GRACE BANKER — 25-30, Soprano/Mix. Poised and articulate, hesitant to rock the boat, but with a core of steely strength that emerges as she grows into her role as leader. From Passaic, New Jersey. Graduated from Barnard in 1915 and worked at AT&T as a telephone operator and supervisor before joining the Army. Required to do at least 5 push-ups in the show. French language skills a plus.

SUZANNE PREVÔT — 24-30, Mezzo/Folk Belt. From New York City. Feisty, sardonic, tough-talking. A close friend of Grace’s from AT&T who holds her accountable to her ideals and advocates for change. French language skills a plus.

LOUISE LE BRETON — 18-21, Soprano. Born in France; immigrated to San Francisco as a teen. Fearless, flirty, headstrong, and often insubordinate. Lies about her age to join the Army. French accent and French language fluency/high proficiency a plus.

HELEN HILL — Early 20s, Mezzo. From outside Boise, Idaho. A small-town farm girl from a family of 17 children, with a mother who speaks French. Sweet, over-enthusiastic, wholesomely kooky, and prone to nervous panic. French language skills a plus.

BERTHA HUNT — 30s, Alto. From San Francisco. Married to a Navy doctor who is also serving abroad. Older, wiser, reliable — the den mother. Extremely knowledgeable about military matters. French language skills a plus.

CAPTAIN JOSEPH W. RISER — 20s-30s, Baritone. The Signal Corps commanding officer who recruits and trains the women and journeys with them to the front. A career Army man, a stickler for rules and order. Skeptical of the women’s presence in the Army, even as his own success relies on theirs. Develops a

close working relationship with Grace.

GENERAL JOHN PERSHING — 50s, Baritone. Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. Hard, relentless, inflexible, with a deep sense of honor and American identity — but cares deeply about the troops under his command.

PRIVATE EUGENE MATTERSON — 20s-30s. An enlisted man in the Signal Corps who works closely with Captain Riser. Quick-witted and charmingly mischievous. Develops an interest in Suzanne.

ENSEMBLE: 2–3 Women and 3 Men — 20s–30s, all voice types. Dancers strongly encouraged! Will play a variety of named and unnamed characters. Strong character actors. For men, a German accent is a plus.

All roles require strong ensemble work, musicality, and storytelling. All ethnicities, body types, and gender identities encouraged to audition.

Character Breakdown and Callback material available here